BANGOR  – Dirigo Reads, a program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first grader each month during the school year by 2025, is announcing the addition of 36 schools that will participate in the program during the next school year.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has funded projects that will provide high-speed internet to tens of thousands of homes that lack it now, but stiff competition for federal funding and economic problems may slow progress down.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Highlands Regional Chapter of the Maine League of Women Voters will sponsor a non-partisan Meet the Candidates event from 9 a.

DEXTER — A proposed $16,425,377 SAD 46 budget for the 2022-23 academic year was approved at the annual district meeting on June 2 at the Ridge View Community School.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposal for an opioid addiction treatment office in downtown Dover-Foxcroft is on pause because the applicant may be considering a new location.

NEWPORT — Camp owners and residents are concerned that a dark dust stirred up by recreational vehicles on a nearby multiuse trail and settling on their properties and Sebasticook Lake could be harmful to their health.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff If even a lone officer is on the scene of a school where there’s an active shooter inside harming students, that officer is going inside.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Dover-Foxcroft voters head to the polls on Tuesday, June 14, they’ll choose two of five candidates to fill vacancies on the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board.

Just in time for National Hunger Awareness Month, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is launching a 30-day, $100,000 challenge beginning June 1 to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank, local community food pantries, and meal sites.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – There is no down time for a small youth sports organization trying to build itself during a global  pandemic.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A $12,817,099 RSU 68 budget for the 2022-23 academic year was approved on Tuesday, May 31, during the annual district budget meeting at the SeDoMoCha School.

GUILFORD — Wendy and Michael Denney have provided Victorian elegance for the discerning traveler at the Guilford Bed and Breakfast on Elm Street for three years.

MILO — The annual Black Fly Festival returns with a day of events on Saturday, June 4 with the public invited to join in a day of fun and festivities.

MONSON — Veterans from the Civil War to the present with ties to Monson are permanently recognized with their names engraved on a brand new monument.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom MEMORIAL DAY IN DOVER-FOXCROFT – Participants in the annual Memorial Day parade in Dover-Foxcroft march from the fire station down East Main Street to the Piscataquis River bridge for a wreath ceremony, which was followed by a presentation at Monument Square.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – RSU 68 extends an invitation to all community members, including students, parents, residents, business leaders, and town selectpersons, to share your thoughts and ideas into the building of our 5-year strategic plan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Frequent travel to Bangor for class can be a barrier to earning a nursing degree.

The Maine Association of REALTORS will host a statewide diaper product collection drive to give back to our local communities.